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While the activities, cooking, baking and photography when it comes to any cuisine make me confident and proud, this is the probably an Indian recipe which I found completely challenging! I tried making Kathlis 5 times last Diwali and flawed miserably. The first time the mistake was due to the sticky cashew powder stuck on the inner walls of the mixie jar while the second and third trial

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I am not quite sure whether such a recipe for tamarind rice or 'puli sadam' exists traditionally in the state, but this had been one of the regular dishes ever since I got married, which I learnt from my in-laws. So, what is this Raw or Pachai Puli Sadam  all about? Unlike the regular Tamarind Rice where you prepare the tangy sauce and  spice powder, this calls for the simple tamarind extract

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                                                            Foodgawked , Tastespotted I could hardly sleep yesterday night! Know why? I had been seriously drafting a rice dish, all set in the weekend. Just a click of the publish button and done! I forgot all about the Valentine's day! And now I've got less than  24 hours! In the morning I made up my mind to bake something which I'm pretty used

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Meen Peera is a popular dish belonging to the Christian households of Central Kerala. As any fish dish, I have grown up savouring meen peera right from my childhood days and still one among the favourites! Traditionally meen peera is made with Netholi or anchovies but any small fish should serve fine too. The combined flavour of cooked fish with the coarse coconut in which the juices of

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There are four reasons for this post. 1. I had wanted to make one of the best brownies for my cousin's daughter, who is carrying; home made brownies being her favourite. 2. I was in Kottayam past week and had lots of free time and patience and was motivated to try out a new brownie recipe. 3. Swapna. She'd already tried this and approved. Passed me over the recipe instantly when I requested

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I have been keeping the recipe typed and the pictures of this post drafted for the past 4 days ever since amma made, back home and I had been wondering what to type for the intro part! Oh yeah, most of the times my mind gets blocked when it comes to this and badly want to proceed to the recipe directly.. So, this what amma made for breakfast in a jiffy and I loved the preparation though not a

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I was more than excited the minute I came to know that my friend Swapna's recipe had been chosen as the month's recipe by the Sweet Punch team! I had wanted to try this when she posted the recipe but as always, never took the effort of making the same lazing out :).   When the recipe was announced, I planned to make the dessert during Christmas, so that children would be around, but then with

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Zoom Zoom and it's yet another year to wrap up! Year 2011 had been quite eventful with active blogging; varied recipes, a balanced attempt of traditional dishes and bakes, owning a new dslr and a bunch of new friends! To my surprise, the year toppers  are puddings and cakes on the contrary to the usual traditional recipes in Spicy Chilly. Again, the top five are sweet dishes!! High time I

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I just got back after a short break in Pondy and Chennai. So what did I make special this Christmas? Yup! home brewed wine! When I went through my friend Swapna's post a month ago, I believe I started to prepare this one the next minute I finished reading the post! The simplicity, the availability of the ingredients and the classic end product was more than tempting. I quartered the

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                                                               Tastespotted,  Foodgawked I have brewed my Christmas wine, baked the cookies today and will be ready with the cakes next week!       Hope you too are catching up with the festival with loads of homemade goodies.. Something which excites about past week is that my traffic has peaked up in spite of  being the dullest month of the

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My son's pizza is all about a 'fusion'. A medley of olive oil, pizza sauce with an 'Indianish' touch, a mix of mozzarella and cheddar, fresh coriander leaves to flavour and chilly flakes to top for that 'Indianish heat'. I had planned to bake and post this pizza when sweet punch announced the recipe for the same, from scratch, if I am not wrong, for the month of April adapted from the

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                                                                    Tastespotted ,  Foodgawked The weekend kept my hands full, son's visit, cooking up family favourites, doctor consultations, a weekend break in Tanjore where I could chill out with books, and some gardening. Now, did you ask me about the weight loss programme? Believe me, losing the first 2 kgs is never an issue, which you

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  The beauty of these simple bottles tempted me to click.         Yet to use this product that arrived from London. Now,  those who can really put up with my rants / non foodie posts can continue.. .......... Disappointments of the day! ~ Cooked and mashed palak remains 'inedible' and aloo becomes reluctant to get into the slimy base.(Even a kitchen can be the background for an encounter

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                                                                                                                      Maa Vilakku Jayasree, it's the 50th day you left us!You had always been closer to God ;Now that we realise you are resting in his abode with much peace!Still, you left us calm and quietAndThe grief still lingers in our hearts. Though you had lighted fond memories like an

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It is almost a couple of hours' drive to our ancestral village. The roads are extremely bumpy and I dislike the roller coaster ride to and fro mostly done on the same day. To shake off the terrible backache and the tiredness on the following day back home is a nightmare for me lately! Still, the warmth of my inlaws, the charm of the village and the mansion becomes irresistible, each time V

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I am sure many of you  remember the ancestral home post done last year. My in-laws who were living there have shifted to the near by town, again in a sweet apartment and are hale and happy with the modern facilities they were deprived of in the ancient house. So what's happening with the 100 year old bungalow? It's undergoing renovation with all the wood works and antiques being restored!

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This  flavourful 'Tamil Kuzhambu' is very much associated with my inlaws' cuisine. I believe the base of this Kuzhambu is almost similar to any vegetarian  Karakuzhambu of the state. Mochai and Murungai never falls in the same season, mochai available only in winter while murungai or the drumsticks are abundant only in summer. Somehow I was lucky enough to get hold of both mochai and murungai

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Healthy breakfast always goes a longer way. The easily digestible steamed food is not only nourishing but is apt for all ages. Here is a breakfast which you can prepare within minutes. If you do not have the time to make a side dish for this one, simply drizzle fresh melted ghee and top with sugar. It will definitely be a change to your routine cereal and fruits! Honestly I havent tasted

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 The family gathered for yet another wedding which happened last week.   Among the professionals clicking away to glory I managed to click a few candid shots which was circulated  and much appreciated by the family members. Thought of sharing the album cover with you...

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And here's another month of sweet punch with an interesting combination of coffee and cocoa baked into a fudgy treat! Being in my hometown for a week, I never had an idea to bake this until this morning. But seeing amma's fridge stocked with cocoa, brown sugar (Swapna, I should thank you for this :)) fresh butter, walnuts and eggs I made up my mind to bake it right away. Coffee and Chocolate

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I learnt this recipe from my ma in law. This had been a special dish reserved for special lunches as the process was considered elaborate in a joint family. We used to stuff  more than 50 brinjals, yet we enjoyed doing this as we always did this together and never felt tiring as we would have thought about it before we started. The dish turns out perfect every time we make it and unlike the

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It has been almost 4 years since I am into blogging and 2 years since I'd commercialised the space. I had my plans to buy a DSLR when the amount hit 1000 USD, but when that was gifted by the dear husband earlier this month, I chose to buy a (my very first) diamond ring, to beautify the hands that cooked and the fingers that typed... Place where the ring was purchased ~ GRT, Chennai

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The special e-book by Indus ladies is now available for a for a free download here. The book will surely be much beneficial for the readers, world wide, who are on the look out for a sweet or a dessert recipe, this Diwali!  My contribution, Godhumai Jira is included in the e-book along with the other tongue ticking recipes apt for the season. Thanks again to the team for all those wonderful

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She looked sweet! When I happened to see her first on the 'food fest' grounds a couple of months back, this girl was busy presenting her goodies on the plate. I watched her with a smile from some distance which she couldn't have possibly realised! Herself and me were among the 50 competitors who contested for the cooking contest arranged by the 'food fest' team.The ingredient for the day was

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